Monsters

X4: Christmassacre 2015

STORIES:

  1. "Yuletide Ride" - by Daniel Foytik, read by Daniel Foytik
  2. "Boxing Day" - by C. Bryan Brown, read by Daniel Foytik
  3. "The Duchess of Brimstone" - by Bret Boriseau, read by Daniel Foytik
  4. "Old Krampus" - by Jane Yolen, read by Victoria Bigglesworth-Hays
  5. "Basement Etiquette" - by Gwendolyn Kiste, read by Daniel Foytik
  6. "The Lonesome Death of Phineas T. Croughly" - by Nelson W. Pyles, read by Nelson W. Pyles

Gather round Kiddies, Christmassacre Storytime is about to begin! Today's Wicked Holiday episode features 6 Wicked tales!

For this episode, we gathered together a collection of Vicious Victorian Tales and even a Special Victorian Narrator.

We hope you enjoy the Horrorday Fun! Please share the link and rate the show, and Merry Christmas From Dan, Nelson, Victoria, and Your Librarian!


About the Authors:


Daniel Foytik is the current host and producer four podcasts including The Wicked Library and The Lift. Daniel is a writer and storyteller who explores his love story and storytelling in all its forms through, writing, narration, audio production, and podcasting. His original podcast 9th Story Podcast features interviews and discussions on story. Daniel will be making his first foray into the world of audiobook narration in the upcoming audio editions of an anthology from Shadows at the Door, edited by Mark Nixon, and a novel, Carrot Field, by Vincent Asaro.

Daniel’s production entity— 9th Story Studios — creates The Wicked Library (with Executive Producer Nelson W. Pyles), 9th Story PodcastListen (devoted to storytellers telling stories), and The Lift (with Executive producer Cynthia Lowman).

Website: danfoytik.com
Twitter: @dfoytik / @9thstory
Facebook: facebook.com/dfoytik
Other Projects: shadowsatthedoor.com/audio-stories | victoriaslift.com


C.-Bryan-Brown
C. Bryan Brown a writer and plunger hater who enjoys the finer things in life. You know, equal rights, expensive whiskey, and sex.

He was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He’ s been hit in the face with a dirty plunger, run over with his own car, and lived in a haunted house. Now he lives the American Dream of debt of near poverty with his wife, kids, and grandkids somewhere in central Ohio. He writes to avoid going to jail and indulge his dark side. Stalk him at cbryanbrown.net.

Website: cbryanbrown.net
Twitter: @cbryanbrown
Facebook: facebook.com/cbryanbrown
Amazon: amazon.com/C-Bryan-Brown/e/B004DJKPM2



Bret Bouriseau grew up in a small Midwestern town along the Mississippi. As a boy, much of his free time was spent reading and drawing. Not caring for the structure of the public school system, he took his GED test in his junior year while still in high school. After receiving his diploma he promptly left, leaving his home for good shortly after turning 17.

Throughout the early ‘80’s he traveled, supporting himself with various odd jobs -including airbrush artist and carnie. In 1985 he joined the U S Navy and reported aboard the USS Enterprise visiting 14 countries before ending his tour of duty in 1989. In 1992 he discovered the wonderful world of sales, a profession that combined travel and word skills. It was a natural fit.

After running a few legit businesses Bret tried his hand at publishing an underground paper called The Spectre. He sold ads and organized party bus tours to subsidize his income. It was there he began to hone his skills in earnest.

Both an artist and writer, Bret acknowledges painter and cover artist Frank Frazetta as his biggest single artistic influence. His personal style is more akin to Maxfield Parrish

An avid reader of pulp fiction, his two favorite books are Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Website: knocknafay.com/
Twitter: @knocknafay
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/The-Prince-of-Knocknafay/



Jane Yolen is an author of children’s books, fantasy, and science fiction, including Owl Moon, The Devil’s Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children’s literature. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century.

Owl Moon, Winner of the 1988 Caldecott MedalJane Yolen’s books and stories have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award among many others. This website presents information about her over three hundred books for children. It also contains essays, poems, answers to frequently asked questions, a brief biography, her travel schedule, and links to resources for teachers and writers. It is intended for children, teachers, writers, storytellers, and lovers of children’s literature.

Website: janeyolen.com
Twitter: @janeyolen
Facebook: facebook.com/jane.yolen



Gwendolyn Kiste is a speculative fiction writer based in Pennsylvania.

Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in publications including LampLight, Nightmare Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, and Shadows at the Door as well as Flame Tree Publishing’s Chilling Horror Short Stories anthology.

As a regular contributor, she writes for multiple travel and entertainment sites including Horror-Movies.ca, Wanderlust and Lipstick, and her own 60 Days of Halloween, a collection of humorous essays chronicling her autumnal misadventures.

She currently resides on an abandoned horse farm with her husband, two cats, and not nearly enough ghosts.

Website: www.gwendolynkiste.com
Twitter: @GwendolynKiste
Google+: plus.google.com/u/0/+GwendolynKiste/
Pinterest:www.pinterest.com/gkiste/
Facebook: facebook.com/gwendolynkiste
Amazon.com: amazon.com/Gwendolyn-Kiste/e/B00QXGAIUC


Nelson-W-Pyles
Nelson W. Pyles is the author of several short stories as well as the critically acclaimed novel DEMONS DOLLS AND MILKSHAKES. He is the creator, executive producer and former host of The Wicked Library as well as the co founder of Society 13 Podcast Network. His upcoming collection EVERYTHING HERE IS A NIGHTMARE will be published before the end of 2015. He is currently working on two novels, one a sequel to his first book.

Website: nelsonwpyles.com
Twitter: @NelsonWPyles
Facebook: facebook.com/nelson.pyles
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Nelson-W.-Pyles/e/B00846A7AA


ARTWORK

About the Artist:

Jeanette-Andromeda
Jeanette Andromeda is an artist, blogger, youtuber, and filmmaker. When she’s not talking about horror or up to her elbows in paint, she’s often found wandering around in graveyards working on stories, scripts and sketches.

Website: HorrorMade.com
Twitter: @horror_made
Facebook: Facebook.com/HorrorMade
Pinterest: pinterest.com/HorrorMadeBlog
Tumblr: tumblr.com/blog/horror-made
YouTube: YouTube.com/HauntingTV


VOICE WORK

Dramatic readings performed by:

Daniel Foytik: www.9thstory.com
Twitter: @9thstory

Amber Collins: ambizzlezappa.deviantart.com/gallery
Twitter: @blamberino

Nelson W. Pyles (www.nelsonwpyles.com)
Twitter: @NelsonWPyles

The voice of the Librarian was performed by Nelson W. Pyles
The voices of Victoria Bigglesworth-Hayes, Dutchess, and Society 13 were performed by Amber Collins


 Production Music

The Wicked Library Theme
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)

The Society 13 Theme
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)

Deep Noise
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Silent Night, Deck the Halls, Comfort and Joy, What Child is This, We Wish you a Merry Christmas, It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear, Here We Come A Wassailing
Public Domain: Arranged by Daniel Foytik

Merry Creepmas, Hell's Bells, All Through the House (Alternate Mix), Evil Krampus
From the Album: The Gift of Christmas Fear - Horror Music for Creepmas
Sam Haynes - Halloween Haunt Music (samhaynes1.bandcamp.com)
Used with Permission

Reflections of Long Ago, First Snow, Spirit of the Season,Redemption, Lullaby, Carol of the Bells
From the Album: Winter's Knight
Nox Arcana (noxarcana.com)
Used With Permission

The Halloween Christmas
www.freesfx.co.uk
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


Audio Recording

Sound Design by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

Producer: Daniel Foytik Executive Producer: Nelson W. Pyles

Visit The Wicked Library:

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/thewickedlibrary
On Twitter: @wickedlibrary


This Episode of the Wicked Library was presented by our sponsor:

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Horrormade.com has a terrifyingly fun collection of dark things, that that are sure to delight from horror haikus, to author and filmmaker interviews, to original art and dark fiction reviews. Whether you’re looking for a little inspiration, or maybe a place to share your short stories and creepy artwork, HorrorMade.com is your delightfully dark home for horror.


Also visit our other sponsors:

Shadows at the Door is an ever-growing collection of haunted stories inspired by the ghastly, the ghoulish and the macabre. You can enjoy the pleasing terrors, and similar content, at www.shadowsatthedoor.com

Sanitarium Magazine showcases original horror fiction and dark verse, alongside news, reviews and interviews - now weekly as of June 1st! sanitariummagazine.com

Stigmata Studios is an indie comic studio that has been producing indie comics featuring the heroic Nonstandard Assembly and its quirky members for over ten years. We produce graphic novels, comic book magazines and FREE web comics! Our stories feature history, the occult, politics, myth, whiskey and violence with an edgy point of view. stigmatastudios.com

Rickert & Beagle Books is a new, used and rare bookstore located in Dormont, PA, specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and weird non-fiction. Visit us on the web at rickertandbeaglebooks.com


The Wicked Library is a founding member of the Society 13 Podcast Network.
"Society 13, rebuilding society one podcast at a time."

The Wicked Library is syndicated on the STRY Radio Network
"STRY Radio, Where Stories Live"

H4: 2015 Live Halloween Special

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STORIES:

  1. "Samhain at the Von Stark's" - by Maddie Von Stark, read by Nelson W. Pyles
  2. "Mr. Perfect" - by Caitlin Marceau, read by Nelson W. Pyles
  3. "No Car - Truck" - by Daniel Foytik, read by Daniel Foytik
  4. "Freak" - by Lindsey Goddard, read by Nelson W. Pyles
  5. "Fuck the Fae" - by Mae March, read by Nelson W. Pyles
  6. "The Raven" - by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Nelson W. Pyles
  7. "Of a Promise Broken" - by Lafcadio Hearn, read by Nelson W. Pyles

Today's super sized episode features 7 wicked tales from the living and the dead. Recorded live in front of a captive audience at Rickert and Beagle Books.

For this episode, current host Daniel Foytik digs up the reanimated corpse of Nelson W. Pyles and props it up in front of the microphone to read 6 of the 7 tales.

We hope you enjoy the show! Please share the link and rate if you do. Happy Halloween!


About the Authors:


Maddie Holliday Von Stark is a badass horror fiction writer from the north woods of Wisconsin. She is known for her mad scientist fractal art, Lord Byron – Ed Poe – Lovecraft – Henry Rollins-ish damnable writings. She is the former Art Director of the Wicked Library. She is also on the marketing team for Fantastic Planet/A Night of Horror Film Festival, Sydney, Australia.

Maddie is currently the Director of Forsaken, the horror genre imprint at Booktrope. Her first novel, The Widows Game is available on Amazon.

When not creating artistic mayhem, MVS enjoys spending time with her hairless chihuahua, Mr. Wu. She is also known for her county fair winning Wicked Apple Jelly. She is also a proud graduate of Montana State University. “Go Cats!”

Author Page: facebook.com/maddiehollidayvonstarknovel
Twitter: @MaddieVonStark
Facebook: facebook.com/maddieholliday.vonstark


Caitlin-Marceau
Caitlin Marceau is an author and professional editor living and working in Montreal. She holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and spends most of her time working as a freelance journalist for an array of publications.

When she’s not busy hunting down stories, she prefers to focus her time on publishing works of horror and experimental fiction. She’s also been published for poetry as well as creative non-fiction, and has spoken about horror literature at several Canadian conventions. Her workshop “Bikinis, Brains, and Boogeymen: How To Write Realistic Women In Horror,” was acclaimed by Yell Magazine.

If she’s not covered in ink or wading through stacks of paper, you can find her ranting about issues in pop culture or nerding out over a good book.

For more information, or just to say hi, you can reach her through info@caitlinmarceau.com

Website: caitlinmarceau.com
Twitter: @CaitlinMarceau
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CAMarceau or facebook.com/caitlinmarceau



Daniel Foytik is the current host and producer of The Wicked Library. Dan is a writer and storyteller who explores his love story and storytelling in all its forms through, writing, narration, audio production, and podcasting. His original podcast 9th Story features interviews and discussions on story.

Dan's production entity, 9th Story Studios, creates The Wicked Library, 9th Story, and will be launching three new podcasts this fall: Listen: devoted to storytellers telling stories, #AmWriting Podcast: on the craft of writing, and The Lift: a series of tales similar in nature to The Twilight Zone, which will star Victoria from the 9th Story and feature the work of 12 talented writers.

Website: danfoytik.com
Twitter: @dfoytik / @9thstory
Facebook: facebook.com/dfoytik
Other Projects:  victoriaslift.com | storylisteners.com | shadowsatthedoor.com/audio-stories



Lindsey Goddard’s stories and poems have been published over forty times. Recent credits include Dark Moon Digest, Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing, James Ward Kirk Fiction, and Sirens Call Publications.

She lives in the suburbs of St. Louis. MO with her husband and three children. For more information, please visit: www.LindseyBethGoddard.com

Website: lindseybethgoddard.com
Twitter: @lindseybethgodd
Amazon: amazon.com/author/lindseygoddard
Facebook: facebook.com/authorlindseygoddard
Google+: google.com/+LindseyGoddard
Tumbler: lindseygoddard.tumblr.com



Mae March, the Mad Mistress of the Mad Marshes is the most dominant fragmentation of the already compartmentalized mind known as the Mad Marshes. The chosen name itself is little more than a quirky twist on her most beloved character from the colorful cast of a favored childhood book.

Her writing began at an early age, starting with scripts and short skits which she would enact for her ever humoring cousin, but didn't take a turn toward terror until college and life in the harshness of what most of you think is reality showed her droll the world was, and how desperately it needed a little nettling in the noggin to open it's eyes to the shadows lurking in the corners.

Twitter: @MadMaeMarch
Facebook: facebook.com/madmaemarch



Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic.Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre.



Lafcadio Hearn, known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲?), was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things.


ARTWORK

About the Artist:

Jon-Towers
Jon Towers is an artist and writer, he is the creative mind behind indie comic book company Stigmata Studios. Often referred to as the “Creator Emeritus” of Society 13 and Co-creator the Wicked Library by former Host and current Executive Producer, Nelson W. Pyles, Jon Towers is a modern Renaissance Man, who serves up his brand of awesome in the form of comics, observation, satire, myth and legend, and edgy writing and observation. He will be featured in an upcoming issue of Dreadful Geographic, an Ezine from Forsaken. You can find Jon’s graphic novel, the D’Jinn Jihad on Amazon, and all things Jon Towers on his website, Stigmata Studios.

Stigmata Studios is an indie comic studio that has been producing indie comics featuring the heroic Nonstandard Assembly and its quirky members for over  ten years. They produce graphic novels, comic book magazines and FREE web comics! The stories feature history, the occult, politics, myth, whiskey and violence with an edgy point of view.

Website: www.stigmatastudios.com
Twitter: @JonnyAxx
Facebook: facebook.com/stigmatastudios


VOICE WORK

Dramatic readings performed by:

Nelson W. Pyles (www.nelsonwpyles.com)
Twitter: @NelsonWPyles

Daniel Foytik: www.9thstory.com
Twitter: @9thstory

The voice of the Librarian was performed by Nelson W. Pyles (www.nelsonwpyles.com) The Librarian
Twitter: @NelsonWPyles

The voice of Victoria Bigglesworth-Hayes and Society 13 was performed by Amber Collins http://ambizzlezappa.deviantart.com/gallery
Twitter: @blamberino


 Production Music

The Wicked Library Theme
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)

The Society 13 Theme
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)

Deep Noise, Danse Macabre, Professor and the Plant
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Horde (used to accompany promo for  Everything Here is a Nightmare)
Darkmood Music (cdbaby.com/Artist/Darkmood)
Used with Permission

FX: Daggered
Freesound.org


Audio Recording

Sound Design by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

Producer: Daniel Foytik Executive Producer: Nelson W. Pyles

Visit The Wicked Library:

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/thewickedlibrary
On Twitter: @wickedlibrary


This Episode of the Wicked Library was presented by our sponsor:

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Rickert & Beagle Books is a new, used and rare bookstore located in Dormont, PA, specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and weird non-fiction. Visit us on the web at rickertandbeaglebooks.com

Also visit our other sponsors:

Shadows at the Door is an ever-growing collection of haunted stories inspired by the ghastly, the ghoulish and the macabre. You can enjoy the pleasing terrors, and similar content, at www.shadowsatthedoor.com

Sanitarium Magazine showcases original horror fiction and dark verse, alongside news, reviews and interviews - now weekly as of June 1st! sanitariummagazine.com

Horrormade.com has a terrifyingly fun collection of dark things, that that are sure to delight from horror haikus, to author and filmmaker interviews, to original art and dark fiction reviews. Whether you’re looking for a little inspiration, or maybe a place to share your short stories and creepy artwork, HorrorMade.com is your delightfully dark home for horror. Horrormade.com


The Wicked Library is a founding member of the Society 13 Podcast Network.
"Society 13, rebuilding society one podcast at a time."

The Wicked Library is syndicated on the STRY Radio Network
"STRY Radio, Where Stories Live"

SPECIAL THANKS:

Michael Gorring - Audio Equipment
Stigmata Studios - Video Recording
Chris Rickert - Recording Location

STATION IDs

Victoria's Lift
Jon Towers
Nelson W. Pyles

NL2: “Hadleigh’s Monster” by Jesse J. Saxon


STORY

BONUS STORY: Do you remember the monster under your bed? Did you have a name for it? What would have happened if you whispered to it into the night? Meet Hadleigh's Monster. Be careful. It's hungry.

Newsletter readers get our bonus stories a month before everyone else. Signup at www.thewickedlibrary.com.

About the Author:


Jesse J. Saxon was born in the shadow of Pittsburgh. Jesse has been a fan of horror and fiction since early childhood. He initially got started writing in junior high and kept it as a hobby until the mid 2000s when he began to pursue it as an active interest and profession. In addition to writing fiction, Jesse also covers the nonfiction world by way of op-ed pieced and journalism for the world of Mixed Martial Arts. In his spare time, Jesse enjoys training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, good coffee, reading all sorts of things, and cigars with his cat.

Website: http://www.jessejsaxon.com/
Twitter: @WBSurvival
Other Projectshttp://whitebeltsurvivalstrategy.blogspot.com/


ARTWORK

About the Artist:

Steven-Matiko
Steven Matiko is a talented artist who enjoys horror and dark fiction. Many pieces of his work can be found on the 9th Story Website. Steve is also a musician and his original music is often featured on the 9th Story.

Website: wideeyedotter.com/
Twitter: @S_Matiko


Narration

Dramatic reading performed by Daniel Foytik: www.9thstory.com
Twitter: @9thstory

The voice of the Librarian was performed by Nelson W. Pyles (www.nelsonwpyles.com)
Twitter: @NelsonWPyles

The voice of Victoria Bigglesworth-Hayes was performed by Amber Collins http://ambizzlezappa.deviantart.com/gallery
Twitter: @blamberino


Production Music

The Wicked Library Theme
Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)

Children's Theme, Smoking Gun, Spider Eyes, Long Note Two, Time Passes, Bent and Broken, Moonlight Hall, Rites, Professor and the Plant
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The Scarab
Disparition (www.disparition.info)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


Audio Recording

Sound Design by Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios: www.9thstory.com

Producer: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producer: Nelson W. Pyles

Visit The Wicked Library:

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/thewickedlibrary
On Twitter: @wickedlibrary


This Episode of the Wicked Library was brought to you by:

Shadows Square
Shadows at the Door is an ever-growing collection of haunted stories inspired by the ghastly, the ghoulish and the macabre. You can enjoy the pleasing terrors, and similar content, at www.shadowsatthedoor.com

Sanitarium Alt Logo
Sanitarium Magazine showcases original horror fiction and dark verse, alongside news, reviews and interviews - now weekly as of June 1st! sanitariummagazine.com


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Rickert & Beagle Books is a new, used and rare bookstore located in Dormont, PA, specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and weird non-fiction. Visit us on the web at rickertandbeaglebooks.com


The Wicked Library is a founding member of the Society 13 Podcast Network.
"Society 13, where Badasses listen to podcasts."

The Wicked Library is syndicated on the STRY Radio Network
"Where Stories Live"